Chapter IX of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau, “The Storm,” is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau, “The Storm,” is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang. “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked. “Getting most of it up at Manistee.” “Got it in yet?” “More'n half of it.
Chapter IX of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau, “The Storm,” is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
without deviation
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading ““Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading ““Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.”
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In this reading “|IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.”
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later than; following
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Getting most of it up at Manistee.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
without deviation
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
an association of criminals
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got it in yet?”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “More'n half of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Getting most of it up at Manistee.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Getting most of it up at Manistee.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More'n half of it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Getting most of it up at Manistee.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Getting most of it up at Manistee.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading |IN the morning, directly after breakfast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Got it in yet?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where're you getting your timber, Murphy?” he asked.
Chapter 9 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau by Samuel Merwin holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 328 sentences of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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